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DIY Frozen Elsa necklace project for kids

DIY Frozen beaded necklace craft for Frozen birthday parties and Elsa Halloween costumes. Print Elsa onto Shrinky Dinks plastic and bake, then paint beads and string. Such a cute kids activity for summertime, rainy days or a Frozen birthday party!

Make your own DIY Frozen Necklaces featuring Elsa, Anna and Olaf Shrinky Dink charms and kid-painted beads.

DIY Frozen beaded necklace craft for Frozen birthday parties and Elsa Halloween costumes. Print Elsa onto Shrinky Dinks plastic and bake, then paint beads and string. Such a cute kids activity for summertime, rainy days or a Frozen birthday party!

Elise and I been making kids crafts together during Liam’s naps. We decided to add a few Frozen necklaces to Elise’s handmade Elsa costume to coordinate with her handmade Frozen snowflake headbands and Frozen magical and movable charm bracelets.

DIY Frozen beaded necklace craft for Frozen birthday parties and Elsa Halloween costumes. Print Elsa onto Shrinky Dinks plastic and bake, then paint beads and string. Such a cute kids activity for summertime, rainy days or a Frozen birthday party!

These DIY Frozen necklaces are a super fun to wear. Just ask Elsa …oh, I mean Elise.

DIY Frozen beaded necklace craft for Frozen birthday parties and Elsa Halloween costumes. Print Elsa onto Shrinky Dinks plastic and bake, then paint beads and string. Such a cute kids activity for summertime, rainy days or a Frozen birthday party!

Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores sent me a summer crafting box and one of the goodies inside was this bag of 12mm Darice White Pearl Beads. We decided to paint ours and they are cute on their own too. Thank you, Jo-Ann, for inspiring this Frozen necklace!

DIY Frozen beaded necklace craft for Frozen birthday parties and Elsa Halloween costumes. Print Elsa onto Shrinky Dinks plastic and bake, then paint beads and string. Such a cute kids activity for summertime, rainy days or a Frozen birthday party!

It’s summer in Chicago so Elise and I got outside and painted her Frozen necklace beads on our roof deck.

DIY Frozen beaded necklace craft for Frozen birthday parties and Elsa Halloween costumes. Print Elsa onto Shrinky Dinks plastic and bake, then paint beads and string. Such a cute kids activity for summertime, rainy days or a Frozen birthday party!

Olaf would be proud.

DIY Frozen beaded necklace craft for Frozen birthday parties and Elsa Halloween costumes. Print Elsa onto Shrinky Dinks plastic and bake, then paint beads and string. Such a cute kids activity for summertime, rainy days or a Frozen birthday party!

Elise is now storing all her Frozen jewelry in the herringbone painted wooden keepsake box that I made on HGTV with Marianne Canada. I think it looks pretty royal.

DIY Frozen beaded necklace craft for Frozen birthday parties and Elsa Halloween costumes. Print Elsa onto Shrinky Dinks plastic and bake, then paint beads and string. Such a cute kids activity for summertime, rainy days or a Frozen birthday party!

These DIY Elsa necklaces would make a great Frozen birthday party craft idea too – easy to make and everyone loves to watch Shrinky Dinks shrink!


Supplies for making a DIY Frozen Elsa necklace with hand painted beads:

How to make a DIY Frozen Elsa necklace with hand painted beads:

Gather your paints, paintbrushes and beads and find a good painting spot.

DIY Frozen beaded necklace craft for Frozen birthday parties and Elsa Halloween costumes. Print Elsa onto Shrinky Dinks plastic and bake, then paint beads and string. Such a cute kids activity for summertime, rainy days or a Frozen birthday party!

We set up a piece of styrofoam with pins on it, threaded the pins and stuck them in for easy painting.

DIY Frozen beaded necklace craft for Frozen birthday parties and Elsa Halloween costumes. Print Elsa onto Shrinky Dinks plastic and bake, then paint beads and string. Such a cute kids activity for summertime, rainy days or a Frozen birthday party!

The good thing about these beads is that you don’t have to paint the whole thing – letting some of the pearl show is actually cute.

DIY Frozen beaded necklace craft for Frozen birthday parties and Elsa Halloween costumes. Print Elsa onto Shrinky Dinks plastic and bake, then paint beads and string. Such a cute kids activity for summertime, rainy days or a Frozen birthday party!

Let them dry.

DIY Frozen beaded necklace craft for Frozen birthday parties and Elsa Halloween costumes. Print Elsa onto Shrinky Dinks plastic and bake, then paint beads and string. Such a cute kids activity for summertime, rainy days or a Frozen birthday party!

While the beads are drying, print out the necklace charms onto shrink plastic following the package directions. Go over to my Frozen snowflake headband project for shrinking tips.

DIY Frozen beaded necklace craft for Frozen birthday parties and Elsa Halloween costumes. Print Elsa onto Shrinky Dinks plastic and bake, then paint beads and string. Such a cute kids activity for summertime, rainy days or a Frozen birthday party!

Take a jump ring and attach it to the shrunken charm. Cut a piece of elastic to fit the wearer’s neck.

DIY Frozen beaded necklace craft for Frozen birthday parties and Elsa Halloween costumes. Print Elsa onto Shrinky Dinks plastic and bake, then paint beads and string. Such a cute kids activity for summertime, rainy days or a Frozen birthday party!

Thread the beads and charm on the necklace.

DIY Frozen beaded necklace craft for Frozen birthday parties and Elsa Halloween costumes. Print Elsa onto Shrinky Dinks plastic and bake, then paint beads and string. Such a cute kids activity for summertime, rainy days or a Frozen birthday party!

Tie securely and trim.

DIY Frozen beaded necklace craft for Frozen birthday parties and Elsa Halloween costumes. Print Elsa onto Shrinky Dinks plastic and bake, then paint beads and string. Such a cute kids activity for summertime, rainy days or a Frozen birthday party!

Enjoy wearing in Arendelle or a kingdom near you.

DIY Frozen beaded necklace craft for Frozen birthday parties and Elsa Halloween costumes. Print Elsa onto Shrinky Dinks plastic and bake, then paint beads and string. Such a cute kids activity for summertime, rainy days or a Frozen birthday party!

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